Race & Ethnicity

Race & Ethnicity

Multimedia

2010 Racial Dot Map

Black household income

Racial School Segregation by Racial Neighborhood Segregation

Web Series

Diversity among Asians in Virginia
Despite being collectively identified as “Asians,” the Asian population is heterogeneous, comprised of more than thirty different nationalities and ethnic groups.

Will Whites be a minority by 2040?
The increases in diversity generated by shuffling populations from one race category to another should be raising more questions about how we define diversity and a more thorough examination of demographic data.

What race are Hispanics?
There is often a lack of understanding about who identifies as Hispanic and how they fit into the U.S. demographic makeup.

The new racial dot map
This racial dot map is an American snapshot; it provides an accessible visualization of geographic distribution, population density, and racial diversity of the American people in every neighborhood in the entire country.

Majority Minority by 2040?
Over the next 30 years, the Hispanic presence is projected to increase throughout the state, with the largest concentrations remaining in the major urban centers and portions of the Eastern shore.

Residential segregation in Virginia’s counties and cities
Most localities have low levels of racial residential segregation but there are pockets of moderate segregation throughout VA – in NOVA, the Richmond region, Hampton Roads, Albemarle-Charlottesville, and the southwest counties.